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Gibbose

Gib-bose′

,
Adj.
[L.
gibbosus
, fr.
gibbus
,
gibba
, hunch, hump. Cf.
Gibbous
.]
Humped; protuberant; – said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations.
Brande & C.

Definition 2024

gibbose

gibbose

English

Adjective

gibbose ‎(comparative more gibbose, superlative most gibbose)

  1. humped; protuberant; having one or more large elevations
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Italian

Adjective

gibbose

  1. feminine plural of gibboso

Latin

Adjective

gibbōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of gibbōsus

Etymology

Latin gibbosus, from gibbus, gibba ‎(“hunch, hump”). Compare gibbous.

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